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One & Only

2022 · 15 min

A quiet, uncomfortable character study that blurs comedy and loneliness, leaving you unsure whether to laugh or wince.

Directed by: Carolina Barlow
Starring: Sophia Cleary

Overview: A young comedian misses performing, but faces a world in which she can no longer tell if she’s funny, so she decides to reconnect with her audience members – one at a time.

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Directed by: Carolina Barlow
Starring: Sophia Cleary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
art
media
loneliness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Carolina Barlow
Written by: Sophia Cleary
Starring: Sophia Cleary
Music: Griffin Goldsmith, Lee Pardini
Cinematography: Ignacio Genzon
Runtime: 15 min
Languages: English

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